Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Benin
Benin: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Benin, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Benin peaked at 6.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
That places Benin 118th out of 124 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 2.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -40.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -77.0% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +2124.2% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -76.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.3% | 6.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 1.6% | 6.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 115 Saudi Arabia 3.3% compare
- 116 Cameroon 2.9%
- 117 Algeria 2.8% compare
- 119 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
- 120 Burkina Faso 0.6% compare
- 121 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 121 Monaco 0.0%
- 121 Eswatini 0.0% compare
- 121 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
More education data for Benin
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,742 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Benin?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Benin was 1.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Benin ranks 118th out of 124 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release